The Russia-backed Wagner Group says it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists ...

Islamist militants hit two more military installations on Wednesday and Thursday, Mali's army said, the latest in a quick spate of attacks that the insurgents say have killed hundreds of soldiers and ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali , civil society and military ...

An Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has claimed an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said had killed more than 30 soldiers.

An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of an army ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has voiced confidence that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger,  the three Sahel nations that recently ...

In a sharp diplomatic move, the military-led juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have recalled their ambassadors from Algeria following the downing of a Malian drone last week. The Alliance of ...

Niger was, however, suspended from the OIF in December 2023, following its coup d'état. Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their own military coups – with the OIF sanctioning ...

As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie ...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are now all ruled by military juntas that have severed diplomatic ties with France and expelled French troops while building security partnerships with Russia instead.

The visit comes at a critical time, as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recently withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States, raising concerns about worsening insecurity in the region.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been under military rule following military coups. Though each coup had its own characteristics and specific triggers, their causes in structural terms were very ...